adjective🔗ShareResembling rope in appearance or texture, used especially of muscles that are thick or hard to the touch."The weightlifter's arms showed ropy muscles straining as he lifted the heavy barbell. "appearancebodyphysiologyanatomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareCapable of forming rope-like or thread-like structures."The lava flowed in a ropy, slow stream down the mountainside. "materialappearancestructureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareOf poor quality; in poor health.""After being sick for a week, he looked quite ropy and wasn't able to go back to work." "qualitymedicineconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share(of milk or another liquid) Slimy, as after the action of Enterobacter aerogenes in syrup."After sitting in the warm sun all day, the leftover fruit syrup in the jar became ropy and thick. "foodmicroorganismdrinkbiologychemistryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading